Pro Filmmaker Apps

Scenario Mobile

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:43:28 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPhone Google Android Native Web App

Cost:
Free

Description:
Scenario: Fast Diagrams, Gear Lists & Crew Collaboration

Scenario is the ultimate production tool for film, TV, theater, and live events — merging creativity, productivity, and technical execution.
• Fast, intuitive diagram editor: Create camera blocking, lighting plots, and stage setups without delay.
• Equipment lists made easy: Build, reuse, and share gear lists instantly for rentals and planning.
• Crew coordination, simplified: Connect your team to projects — keep everyone updated as changes happen.

From pre-production to last-minute adjustments, Scenario keeps your team in sync — at the speed of thought.

Perfect for: Filmmakers, directors, cinematographers, lighting designers, production designers, gaffers, and more!

Zone System

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:35:33 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPhone Apple iPad Apple Watch

Cost:
1.99

Description:
Zone System is a practical tool for applying Ansel Adams’ exposure and development method.

• Measure shadows and highlights to set exposure
• Get aperture and development (N, N+, N–) calculations
• Preview results with film stock presets
• Get calculations for aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and EV

This app makes the Zone System simpler, faster, and more reliable.

Lighting Ratio

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:34:07 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPhone Apple iPad

Cost:
Free

Description:
Lighting Ratios makes exposure calculations quick for photography and film lighting.

• Calculate fill or background stops from any key light value
• Enter key and fill stops to instantly get contrast ratios
• Clear on-screen explanations with step-by-step math

Script Breakdowns

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:32:52 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPhone Apple iPad

Cost:
Free

Description:
Breakdowns — create scenes, tag elements, and break down every detail of your script.
Scene Management — build your scene list manually or import from a PDF or Fountain script.
Categories — tag cast, background actors, wardrobe, props, set dressing, vehicles, weapons, animals, and greenery.
Custom Categories — create your own categories with custom names, icons, and colors.
Attachments — upload photos and files to any item with captions and thumbnails.
Comments — add notes to scenes and collaborate with your team.
Collaboration — invite and work together in real time.
Search — search across scenes, characters, props, locations, and more.
Integration — connects with Shot Lists to keep your production in sync.
Exporting — export in both PDF and CSV.

Cast & Crew Lists

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:31:42 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPhone Apple iPad

Cost:
Free

Description:
Cast & Crew — create characters, organize departments, and manage everyone on your production.
Collaboration — invite and work together in real time.
Availability — track cast and crew availability across production dates.
Background — manage background roles.
Dietary Preferences — track dietary needs for your cast and crew.
Integration — connects with Shot Lists to keep your production in sync.
Exporting — export your cast and crew data to CSV.

Production Calendars

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:30:12 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPhone Apple iPad

Cost:
Free

Description:
Calendars — schedule events, deadlines, and view tasks for every department.
Tasks — track pre-production tasks with statuses, priorities, and due dates.
Collaboration — invite and work together in real time.
Integration — connects with Cast & Crew Lists to keep your production in sync.

Script Evolution

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:25:16 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPad

Cost:
Free

Description:
Script Evolution 10 years anniversary

The most advanced script supervisor iPad application on the market. Manages all the data of a shooting in a single, super intuitive and powerful application. Fill all the information during the day and produce all reports later with the tap of a button : facing page, progress reports, wildtrack, etc.

Script evolution handles all your shooting configuration: single units, multiple units, serie project, international reporting, french method, no-internet shooting sets. We've got it all covered !
Main workflow :
- Import scripts from pdf or fdx format for easy project configuration, or enter it manually while analyzing the script with fast-edit features.
- Record all takes, take notes and mark the good ones.
- Produce all pdf reports at the end of the day and send them to the different stakeholders.

It's a simple as it gets, and with the feedback we've accumulating for the past 10 years from our community of users, we can safely proclaim that no other application comes even close in terms of convenience and power.

Production Shot Lists

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:12:50 -0800

Platform:
Apple iPhone

Cost:
Free

Description:
Shot Lists — plan complex shots with camera movements.
Viewfinder — preview framing and add to shot lists directly.
AutoFill — auto-detect shot details from reference photos.
Collaboration — invite crew and work together in real time.
Search — search across cast, scenes, shots, props, and more.
Production Design — manage props for your shot lists.
Custom Fields — manage custom fields with date selection, text, number, picker options.
References — Upload images to create references for your shots.
Exporting — export in both PDF and CSV.

Data Rate Calculator

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:17:18 -0800

Platform:
Native Web App

Cost:
Free

Description:
The Data Rate Calculator helps you calculate data rates and record times. Compare different codecs and cameras to find an ideal combination for your project.

Weatherzone

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:44:32 -0800

Platform:
Apple iPhone Apple iPad Google Android

Cost:
Free

Description:
Weatherzone is your local weather app helping you confidently plan your daily life. Here’s a quick Fall 2025 Outlook from our resident Meteorologist and check out our app features below to make the most of this season:

“This fall is looking warmer than average for most of the United States, making it feel like summer is refusing to end in some parts of the country. Above average precipitation (including rain, snow and hail) is expected in the Northern Plains, Rockies, and Great Basin this season. By contrast, much of the Eastern United States is could be wetter than usual, particularly in the Southeast. We could also see above normal fire over parts of the Western U.S. this fall, where drought should also continue to be widespread in the next few months. As always, check the local weather forecasts and warnings for your area.”

FREE WEATHER APP FEATURES

◆ Weather Observations: Current conditions for your local area including temperature, ‘feels like’ temperature, wind gusts, rain, humidity, dew point, and pressure.

◆ Radar Map: Visually track where rain and snow are moving in your area with the real-time radar map. You can turn on/off other free layers including wind.

◆ Hourly Graphs: Before you head out the door, swipe through the hourly graphs for temperature, chance of rain, rainfall amount, wind, humidity, and more. On top of knowing when it will rain and how much rain could fall, keep an eye out for the snow icon – this means the precipitation is likely to fall as snow.

◆ 14-day Calendars: Make plans in advance with the 14-day temperature and rainfall forecasts. Great for vacations, outdoor adventures and fall road trips!

◆ Warnings: Stay informed with local and government-issued warnings, including heavy rain, flooding, snow, road conditions, and more.

OTHER FREE APP FEATURES

◆ Wind Streamlines: Follow the wind direction across the U.S. with animated streamlines on the radar.

◆ 14-Day Moon Calendar: Track the moon phases along with moon rise and moon set times.

◆ Weather Widgets: Set handy hourly and/or daily weather widgets on your iPhone home screen. You can customize the locations too!

◆ Push Notifications: Stay informed with forecast summaries for today, tomorrow, and the week ahead.

WEATHERZONE AD-FREE ACCOUNT [ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION]
Enjoy an ad-free experience on the Weatherzone app. Simply sign up for an ad-free account - only $3.49 USD per year.

WEATHERZONE PRO ACCOUNT [MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION]
For $3.99 USD per month, you can get the ad-free experience, plus the following exclusive app features:
◆ See individual lightning strikes on the Radar Map
◆ Get hourly breakdowns for wind gusts and cloud coverage in Hourly Graphs

Please note: Weatherzone is growing fast globally, and while our app provides local forecasts, some features may not be available in all regions yet - but sit tight! We’re continuing to expand to more locations.

Recognized by the World Meteorological Organization, Weatherzone is an award-winning weather app for iPhone & iPad known for its quality of data, live weather updates, reliability, and user interface. Join millions of people who rely on our accurate weather forecasts and features. Plan for today, tomorrow, and the week ahead with our comprehensive weather forecasts, including a real-time radar, severe weather warnings, sunrise and sunset times, and detailed hourly weather changes.

Need help with the app or your account? Simply send through your enquiries, feedback, and suggestions to us at help@weatherzone.com

(beat)

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:39:52 -0800

Platform:
macOS

Cost:
Free

Description:
Beat is an elegant screenwriting app with focus on story structure. It has as little distractions as possible to let you concentrate on writing. The app was created by a screenwriter for other screenwriters.

Beat lets you write in a flow. Just start typing and let Beat take care of the formatting.

The app is totally free and open source, and will remain so – most importantly because free creative software can enable new, aspiring artists from different backgrounds. There might a paid "pro" version later in the future to cover up the costs of the development, but the core app will always be free of charge.

- Great outlining tools, such as Timeline and Index Cards
- Uses Fountain files, which means you can open your screenplays in multiple other apps
- Night mode
- Automatic scene numbering
- Auto complete for scene headings and character names
- Final Draft import and export
- PDF export
- Revision/edit tracking
- Easy scene filtering
- Many additional tools, including gender analysis and productivity timer
- Plugin support

CallTime App

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:12:02 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPhone Apple iPad Google Android

Cost:
Free

Description:
Some features require a subscription. Premium content is available through in-app purchase.Calltime digests and stores callsheets to give “at a glance” info with Callcards. By uploading a callsheet to CT you’ll have automatic notifications for when to sleep, wake, and leave by to arrive on set ON TIME or as early as you prefer. Keep track of your career and have fun doing it with Calltime.

Some features require a subscription. Premium content is available through in-app purchase.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Magic Universal ViewFinder

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:26:07 -0700

Platform:
Google Android

Cost:
4.49

Description:
*** OVER 42,000 people across the world using Magic ViewFinder apps to frame their NEXT SHOT ***

• For a cinematographer: looking for an angle and view in your next shoot?
• For a director: creating your next storyboard?
• For a photographer: scouting for a shoot location?
• For a camera man: want to see your next shot framing without the camera in your hands?

Magic ViewFinder presents you a precise framing preview for the real camera/lens combination you will be shooting with, right where you stand with your phone/tablet. It simulates the framing of the camera or lens and helps thousands of professionals in filmmaking or photography at the preproduction.

PLEASE READ: this app does not turn your smartphone into an external monitor, but operates as a stand-alone directors viewfinder.

If you have any issues please email us for a quick support: dev@kadru.net

The app is a digital director's viewfinder -- it helps you see the exact field of view for your future shot. Select the camera from the menu and rotate the wheel to select the focal length of the lens.

Supported cameras / formats:
- Canon FF / APS-C (1DX Mark2, 1DC, 5D Mark IV, 6D, 80D, 760D, etc)
- Canon EOS R
- Canon EOS C100, C300, C500

- Nikon FF / APS-C (Z7, D4s, D5, D750. D810, D500, D5600, D3400, D7200, etc)

- 4/3 standard (Panasonic Lumix GH4, GH3, AF100, EVA1)

- Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus PEN series, Olympus OM-D E-M series

- Sony Alpha Alpha a99 II, 7RII, 7II, 7S II, 7R, a77, a6500, a6300, a5100
- Sony FS100 / 700 / F3 / FS7

- Blackmagic Cinema / Pocket / Pocket 4K / Pocket Cinema 6K / Micro / Production 4K cameras / URSA series

- Helium 8K, Weapon 8K, Scarlet-W, Red Dragon Weapon / Epic / Scarlet / Mysterium-X Epic / Scarlet / Red One

- Alexa Classic / XT / SXT / Mini / LF / Alexa 65
- Alexa Amira
- Sensor Mode 16:9 4:3 / 4:3 Cropped / Open Gate
- ProRes / ARRIRAW

- Polaroid cameras: Spectra, 600 series, SX-70
- Fuji Instax WIDE, XT-3 Photo / DCI 4K

- film formats: 35mm, 6x6, 6x7, 645, 4x5"

- Phase One Digital backs: P65+, P45+, P40+ etc
- Hasselblad H5D-40/50/60

- Phantom High Speed cameras: Flex / Miro / HD Gold

- JVC GY-LS300 (super 35mm, super 16mm, MFT)

Magic ViewFinder simulates using tele adapters or anamorphic optics on your camera (see menu). From the menu you can also select the aspect ratio of the frame guide overlaying your image.

Magic ViewFinder also lets you apply some commonly used color presets (also known as LUTs) to the live picture, which brings you even closer to the final shot.

When you have found the right view, you may save it for future reference, with additional data like the focal length, tilt and roll, date and time and camera / lens information.
While taking a photo, you may lock exposure and turn on and off the auto focus to better control the captured picture.

At the start there is a constant middle-speed center-based auto focus engaged to keep your images focused. But you can tap the live screen to focus on particular objects. Long-click to return to continuous AF.

If the field of view of your real camera is wider than your in-device camera, Magic ViewFinder adds 'padding' around the image, since the device cannot 'see' what is beyond its scope. It is the best solution that we developed first, and other viewfinder apps copied this feature from Magic ViewFinder.

Please note that position of your Android device corresponds to the 'nodal point' of your real lens, which is somewhere in the middle of the lens. This point is, so to speak, the weighted center of the optics.

Depth-Of-Field tool: If you want to check depth-of-field, press DOF icon and calculate the near and far limits of DOF while changing the aperture and the focus distance.

Specifically, Calibration is recommended for a precise operation of the app. You can start Calibration process from the menu, the instructions are on the web site.

Please read the description and manual at: http://dev.kadru.net

Blackout Lighting Console

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:33:57 -0700

Platform:
Apple iPad

Cost:
Free

Description:
Blackout is a revolutionary professional Art-Net/sACN DMX Lighting Console app for the iPad.

Redefine your lighting with our incredibly intuitive interface and powerful effects engine.

Features:

- Cloud Fixture Database: Access over 44,000 fixture profiles licensed from Carallon, the leader in fixture profile services.

- Create Custom Fixtures: Utilize our Fixture Creation Wizard to design your own profiles, perfectly matching your specific lighting needs.

- Fixture Patching Made Simple: Effortlessly categorize and label LED fixtures with a streamlined Patch interface, ideal for batch management.

- Intuitive Fixture Controls: Adjust parameters with ease in Fixture Controls and experience our NEW multi-dimensional color picker.

- Robust Multi-Cuelist Platform: Organize and save lighting looks within Sequences, complete with customizable fade times, delays, and links.

- Presets for Quick Access: Save and recall fixture parameters instantly, streamlining batch changes across multiple fixtures through our Favorites.

- Dynamic Effects Engine: Explore limitless creative possibilities with our advanced Effects Engine, featuring intensity chases, color loops, and more.

- Macro Functionality: Simplify complex lighting tasks into single-button actions for maximum efficiency.

- Enhanced Data Visibility: Experience our reworked UI with new view states for displaying data in various formats, aiding quicker analysis and decision-making.

- Advanced MIDI Support (Input & Output): Gain tactile control over your lighting with MIDI compatibility, suitable for both wired and wireless controllers.

The CVP Lens Coverage and Camera Comparison Tool

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:42:11 -0700

Platform:
Native Web App

Cost:
Free

Description:
The most detailed lens coverage and camera comparison tool on the web

This is our Lens Coverage and Camera Comparison Tool, offering the following practical information in a visual format:

* Checking whether a lens covers a sensor format
* Comparing field of view for a lens on a given sensor format
* Comparing sensor data
* Accessing lens data
* Seeing which focal lengths to use to match a B camera to an A camera

We would suggest that you use this as an initial guide; although this tool can show coverage of each lens, we still strongly recommend that you shoot your own tests as this will not show other characteristics such as resolution fall-off and aberrations towards the edges.

All images have been taken with a medium format camera and with each lens, so please note that your results may vary depending on the latitude of your camera choice and differences in manufacturing tolerances of the lens used.